Buildings of All Shapes and Sizes
Buildings throughout the world often share characteristics common to any country, but they may also have features seen only in their home country. The enduro bike rider in the video gives a demonstration of his skill in the BMW museum in Munich, shown below. Many mouthwatering current and historic versions of this iconic breed of vehicles are on display here.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King is a dramatic icon of faith, architecture, and human endeavour. An awe-inspiring landmark on the Liverpool skyline. Completed in May 1967, the building was close to where I worked for 3 months in Liverpool in the same year.
Below: The Hungarian Parliament Building in Budapest is indeed one of the most striking buildings that you will ever see. Built in 1902, it is the largest building in Hungary and was world heritage listed in 2011.
Anne Hathaway's Cottage This beautiful 500 year old cottage is where Shakespeare courted his bride-to-be. Here you can see some of the original furniture and uncover five centuries of stories about this picturesque cottage and 13 generations of the family who lived there.
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A cottage of a different type in the North of Scotland.
Contrasting with the other cottages, this building inside Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges has surrounds that are more stark.
San Francisco City from afar, even greater contrast to the outback. .
Now a tourist attraction since its closure nearly 60 years ago, Alcatraz prison once housed many infamous prisoners, including Al Capone.
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More commonly photographed from the outside, the Colosseum in Rome could accommodate up to 80,000 people. It had a timber floor and an elaborate sytem of lifts operated by winches under the floor to move various animals and participants onto the stage area when gory gladiatorial contests and other public spectacles were performed.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa , is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of Pisa Cathedral. It is known for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is one of three structures in the Pisa's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), which includes the cathedral and Pisa Baptistry.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183 feet 3 inches) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 m (185 ft 11 in) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 tonnes (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase.
The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight. It worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990, the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees.